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GUTHRIE – For a third straight season, El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team will have to work its way back through the consolation bracket in order to earn its first state trip since 2021.

Playing in the Class 5A, Region 1 Championship, the Indians slipped into the consolation bracket with a 16-5 loss to Guthrie as the Bluejays avenged a regular-season loss to El Reno.

Bri Michalicka’s team, now 14-14 on the season, was slated to have a rematch with Lawton MacArthur after EHS defeated the Highlanders 23-6 in the regional opener.

With the season-ending injury to quarterback Elijah Fisher, Antawan Grayson (30), Chiloh Whiteshirt (4) and Rustyn Cook (9) will see added duties on offense and special teams.

Forcing Del City into making over twice as many errors on the court allowed El Reno High School’s volleyball team to close out the regular season and Suburban Conference play with a 3-0 win over the Eagles.

The 25-20/25-14/25-14 win lifted El Reno to 13-16 on the season as the Indians won their final three matches. It was the third time this season for EHS to string together three victories.

El Reno closed Suburban Conference play with a 3-3 record.

El Reno High School’s volleyball and softball programs recently honored their senior players.

No matter which meet name you decided to follow, El Reno High School freshman Ethan Brooks is one of the top 10 runners in the state – even on a bad day.

Running in what was scheduled to be the 2024 Suburban Conference Cross Country Championships, Brooks posted a time of 16 minutes, 57.63 seconds – his fifth prep race this season to post a sub-17-minute time.

The order of his finish depends on which meet name you choose to follow.

Union City High School’s fast-pitch softball team ran into a pair of ranked teams, ending its season with back-to-back losses in the Class A, Region 5 Championship.

The Tigers fell to fifth-ranked Cyril (8-1) in the regional opener before being eliminated from the postseason with a loss to 13th-ranked Turner (15-2).

The losses left Union City with a 19-15 record under first-year head coach Terra Funk.

Hits were hard to come by for the Tigers, who went 12-of-44 (.273) from the plate over the two games with 12 strikeouts against six walks.

A nagging rash of injuries has forced Redlands Community College women’s soccer team to cancel a planned home match this week against region front-runner Seminole State College.

“We were only going to have nine players available so we had to cancel,” said Redlands head coach Beau Richmond.

Richmond hopes to get several players back off the injury list before Friday’s road trip to Rose State College and Sunday’s home match with Connors State College.

MIDWEST CITY – After breaking down pre-game film on defending champion Carl Albert, El Reno High School head coach Russell Cook had a one-sentence response to sum up the Titans.

“One of the best teams I’ve ever seen,” said Cook.

Facing the top-ranked team in Class 5A in person did little to change his mind.

Carl Albert scored on eight of nine possessions and added a touchdown from its special teams and defense en route to a 70-0 win over the Indians in District 5A-2 play.

El Reno High School’s freshman volleyball team recently won the 2024 Suburban Junior High Conference Tournament.

The team went 10-1 for the season.

Building momentum toward the upcoming postseason, El Reno High School’s volleyball team won its second Suburban Conference outing of the season with a 3-0 home decision over the Guthrie Bluejays.

The 25-21/25-15/25-18 victory moved El Reno to 12-16 for the season and 2-3 in the seven-team Suburban Conference standings with a home match with Del City remaining.

El Reno led the Bluejays in most key statistics but posted 15 fewer unforced errors.

The Indians served at 89 percent on the night and led in ace serves by a 10-8 margin.